University of Oxford

University coat of arms

The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the United Kingdom, comprising a number of self-governing colleges and other institutions, most of which are located in and around the centre of Oxford.

The date of the foundation of the University is not known, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. In 1188, the historian, Gerald of Wales, gave a public reading to the assembled Oxford dons.

LGBT history

The Oxford University LGBT Lectures have been held annually since 2010.

Notable alumni and academics

Balliol College

See Balliol College, Oxford

Brasenose College

• Richard Barnefield
• David Cameron

Christ Church

• see Christ Church, Oxford.

Corpus Christi College

• Stephen Doughty
• Alan Hollinghurst (lecturer)
• Kenneth Kendall

Exeter College

• Alan Bennett
• Edwin Emmanuel Bradford
• Ned Sherrin

Hertford College

• Richard Addinsell
• Stephen Frost
• Evelyn Waugh

Jesus College

• T E Lawrence

Keble College

• Sir Peter Pears, singer

Lady Margaret Hall

• Nellie Benson
• Margaret Benson
• Philip Hensher

Magdalen College

See Magdalen College, Oxford

Merton College

• Edmund Backhouse
• Lennox Berkeley
• John Heath-Stubbs, poet (lecturer)
• Angus Wilson

New College

See New College, Oxford.

Nuffield College

• Michael Steed

Oriel College

See Oriel College, Oxford

Pembroke College

See Pembroke College, Oxford

Queen's College

See The Queen's College, Oxford

Somerville College

See Somerville College, Oxford

St Anne's College

See St Anne's College, Oxford

St Catherine's College

See St Catherine's College, Oxford

St Edmund Hall

See St Edmund Hall, Oxford

St Hilda's College

See St Hilda's College, Oxford

St Hugh's College

See St Hugh's College, Oxford

St John's College

See St John's College, Oxford

Trinity College

See Trinity College, Oxford

University College

See University College, Oxford

Wadham College

See Wadham College, Oxford.

Wolfson College

• David Isaac

Worcester College

See Worcester College, Oxford.